Bow-socket for vehicle-tops



(No Model J. M. PERKINS.

BOW SOGKET FOR VEHIGLE TQPS.

No. 334.979. Patented Jam. 26, 188 6 l1lib lUwrrn rite ATBNT rrish,

JOHN M. PERKINS, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

BOW-SOCKET FOR VEHlCLE TOPS.

%PE-CIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334379, dated January26, 1886.

Application filed November 2, 1885. Serial No. 181,(306. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Bend, in the county of St. Joseph and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvenents inBow-Sockets for VehicleTops; and I do hereby declare the f0llowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the inventiou, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to vehicle bow-sockets; and it consists of a socketnade of wood or other suitable material having an inner and outer thinmetallic lining.

It is desirable that a socket should be so constructed that a nail orscrew can be put in it at any place to fasten the short bow that isplaced over the top of the carriage, the ends of which are inserted intothe socket, and which must be secured there by screws or nails; also, inorder to fasten the top prop onto the side of the standard directly overthe socket by screws. If the metal socket is made of malleable iron orheavy sheetiron, the screw-lolcs are difficult to make, and when coveredwith veneer, or veneer and paper, or any textile material combined'therewith, the outside covering of veneer will almost invariably splitor separate from the metal; also, if the inside socket or lining isthick it will be so much higher than the core that the core must bebuilt up fiush with the socket before being wound with the veneer, dac.,which is difiicult to do and have a perfect job.

My plan is to make a double socket, or, rather, a wooden socket havingthin inner lining and a thin outer metallic covering, the metal being sothin that a nail or screw can be inserted through them simply by firstperforating the outside socket with an awl.

My invention is illnstrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is an eX- terior View of the socket, and Fig. 2 a longitudinalsection of the same.

In the drawngs, A is the socket as a whole; B, the inner metal lining;O, the wooden part, and D the outer metal covering.

The outside metal and veneer through which the screw passes before itgets to the inner socket will give sufficient hold to allow the screw topenetrate the inner metal by simply turning it With a brace or screwdriver; also, a screw put through these metals will be held so secnrelythat there will not be any chance of the prop getting loose.

The difficulty with one well-known form of metal socket is that it isconposed of a single socket of thin sheet-iron, and if the socket is notfilled, so that the screw enters that filling, the prop gets loose, andmuch difficulty is experienced from that cause.

VVorkmen often fail to take time to insert the top bows into the socketsufficiently deep, and frequently get them too short, and to get theproper shape of top will only insert them a very short distance.

I make the outside sock et, as a general thing, shorter than the insideone, so that it will not come in sight below the valance in front or thequarters on the side when I use a japanned standard. When covered withleather, I put it on longer.

By my improvement a very desirable socket is obtained, strong and stif,one that will not split when the top bow is drawn in, and one that hasthe strongest kind of a bed for the screw whereby to hold the prop tothe standard.

By the use of a thin inside socket, if desired, the bow can be madetaperng and the core forced through the socket, leaving the combinationso that it can be wound with veneer, &c., and be made a solid structurewithout the trouble of building the core even with the socket, as is thecase when the socket is made thick.

What I claim is-- i A bow socket consisting of an inner and outer thinmetallic lining, substantially as described. r

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

J L. TAYLOR, A. D. MOORE.

